Space Exploration

The topic of this essay is space exploration. In this essay you will write about various past, present, and/or future planned missions into outer space.

Here is what you will need to do. There are four categories of space missions listed below. For each category you will need to research two types of space missions and write a paragraph about each space mission. There are four categories x two space missions from each category = 8 space missions total (8 paragraphs).

Listed below are the four categories of space missions and two examples of missions (there are many, many more space missions than the two examples listed for each). Also note that countries other than the United States and Russia have sent missions into space.

1. Manned Space Missions (Apollo 11, Space Shuttle STS-112)

2. Unmanned Planetary Landers (Venera, Phoenix)

3. Unmanned Planetary/Lunar Orbiters (Examples: Juno, Cassini)

4. Unmanned Planetary Fly-by Probes (Examples: New Horizons, Voyager 1 & 2)

Here is what you will need to do for each of your eight space missions. For each mission write a lengthy paragraph describing the mission. You will need to include:

a. When the mission was launched and how long the mission lasted (1 point)

b. What nation and space agency was responsible for the mission. (1 point)

c. Where the space mission went to. (1 point)

d. What the purpose of the space mission was and any discoveries that were made. You need to have an in-depth discussion of what the purpose, goals, and major discoveries and accomplishments of the mission were (5 points)

e. Make sure that the paragraph is well organized with a topic sentence and body sentences, clearly written, and free from any grammar or spelling errors (2 points)

In your essay make sure you have an introductory paragraph and make sure to cite any and all sources you use from the Internet. Wikipedia will not be counted as a source.

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Space exploration is referred to as the exploration and discovery of celestial objects in the space. This is carried out through the technological aspirations in the space. The improvements and developments of technology in the space ensure that the discovery activities are conducted in a smooth manner. Human spaceflight and unmanned robotic space aspects are used to ensure that the exploration of the space is successful. Furthermore, there are various missions in the space exploration. These include manned space missions, unmanned planetary landers, unmanned planetary/lunar orbiters, and unmanned planetary fly-by probes. Hence, all these categories have their own specific missions. Apollo 11 is a specific example of a space mission in the category of Manned Space Mission. This mission was launched in the United States and was sent to the moon. The mission operated for eight days, three hours, eighteen minutes and thirty-five seconds. Hence, it was launched in July 16^th, 1969. Its mission was manned lunar landing. The mission fulfilled the sole goal of landing humankind to the moon and returned him safely back to earth. The surface colour was light to dark grey as discovered by Apollo 11………..

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